“We initially visited the d&b demo room in Asheville, NC to eliminate Soundscape as an option and when we left, we all realized it was the only option,” states Brandon Cecil, Founder and Vice President, Fresh Tech Integrated. “The definition and consistency the Soundscape system delivers is unparalleled by anything else we’ve experienced.”
d&b Soundscape is a spatial and augmented acoustics solution built on d&b loudspeaker systems that delivers transformative live immersive experiences.
Fresh Tech Integrated decided to install the Soundscape system at the Hampton, PA campus of Allison Park Church which is a challenging room to cover with traditional PA designs. “The room is extremely wide and fairly short; we modeled a couple of different options and all of them had a reduced experience toward the outside and back of the room,” says Cecil. “Until we experienced the Soundscape system, we were struggling to find a sound system that could and would deliver the level of consistency that we required. Soundscape delivered so much consistency and fidelity that the average sound pressure level dropped by 10db in the first week!”
Allison Park Church’s vision and the leadership of their Experience Director, Brendon Robinson, are what sets this church apart. “Brendon’s commitment to excellence and a collaborative workflow help to deliver a powerful worship and message experience unmatched in the area,” notes Cecil. “The d&b 44S are the MVP of the front fill world. They are highly directional, extremely clear and have enough output to keep up with the late-night youth raves.“
The 750-seat church with a congregation size of 2,000 has open rafters and clear cable paths enabling an optimal installation experience. “The challenging part of the implementation of this room is how close the room seating is to the front of the stage,” adds Cecil. “Soundscape was able to properly cover every seat providing the front and the back row to receive a consistent experience that lets the quality sources shine.”
Robinson said on a technical level Allison Park Church and their auditorium are unique in that the room is designed to feel smaller and more intimate. “Until Soundscape entered the conversation, no one designed a solution for these types of spaces. The room’s trim height has always been a downfall for even coverage with traditional PA solutions, no matter how much money or time we were willing to throw at the problem because you can’t change the laws of physics. We jokingly say Soundscape fixed physics because that’s honestly how we feel about it. It has provided such outstanding coverage with no dead spots or phase cancellation in a way that our entire team thought was impossible.”
The d&b system configuration includes 3 x 5D and 3 x 40D amplifiers, 1 x DS10 network bridge and 1 x DS100 signal engine with En-Scene software module, 7 x 24S-D loudspeakers for mains, 6 x 44S loudspeakers for front fills, 4 x 10S-D extensions, and a sub array consisting of 5 x 21S SUBs.
